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Windows 10 Redstone 2 set to arrive in March 2017

THE NEXT MAJOR Windows 10 update, codenamed Redstone 2, will appear in March 2017, according to clues found in existing files in Microsoft's operating system.

The version number and release date were discovered by Twitter user 'WalkingCat', who found compatibility references to Windows 10 Version 1703 in group policy settings for Windows Server 2016.

The version naming convention requires only 1703 because it means 2017/03, just as 1607, known as Redstone 1 or the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, appeared in July 2016, and 1511, known as Threshold 2, in November 2015.

It remains to be seen what major changes will appear in the next Windows 10 update, but it is safe to assume that connectivity between PCs and mobile phones will play a part, regardless of whether this has anything to do with the Surface Phone rumours.